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𝙍𝘼𝙁𝘼𝙔𝙀𝙇 🫧🐟 ([personal profile] glub) wrote2026-01-05 03:35 pm
tindery: (❧ think they know)

[personal profile] tindery 2026-02-21 02:11 am (UTC)(link)
[ he really has been isekai’d twice and he is so fascinated by new sights even still… though nightlife and bars and clubs will probably always be the most familiar to him

rafayel's words get him to huff though, disbelieving ]


You’ll want me out of your hair eventually. I’m not great at staying still.

[ even trying to get settled over the last few months has made him feel stagnant, even if he’s spent more time fussing over suzune than himself. and she got tired of tobari’s attention especially fast ]

But you’re not wrong I’ll probably pick up something. Even the people around here have been nice, when I was asking around getting things ready for tonight.

[ help for their deito… ]
tindery: (❧ the words rush out)

[personal profile] tindery 2026-02-21 06:35 am (UTC)(link)
I don't...

[ the way he starts protesting this and saying that he doesn't have a habit like that, but it dies before he really can say much of anything.... tobari actually does have a tendency to try to make things better everywhere he goes, even though the general standard of living in linkon is still better than that of the abyss and the district so he's not immediately distracted every five steps.

but there is, factually, just a strong chance he'll find a place eventually that he wants to direct more of his time and attention to because people need help... ]


... I won't overdo it. [ is this convincing anyone? ] But my circumstances are now exceedingly lucky. I know that's thanks to you.

It's not a bad thing to want to pay it forward, is it?

[ to help people the same way that he's been helped? ]
tindery: (❧ how crushing loneliness can be)

[personal profile] tindery 2026-02-21 07:17 am (UTC)(link)
[ almost immediately, in disbelief: ] Nicest prison I've ever seen.

[ tobari would've thought it was an upgrade to have running, hot water. being beachside with so many food options available and, while he'd never use it, funds to live comfortably without fear about emergencies? insane. rafayel shops brand names and tobari would still hunt for discounts and coupons like a housewife.

but he frowns in thought... there's something else he feels like he wants to make clear— ]


... I appreciate your understanding for where I'm coming from... but no matter what I end up picking up or doing, it's not going to end up being more important to me than you.

[ and there is a romantic undertone to the words, sure... but he would say it even if he didn't feel that way. rafayel is important. for what he's given tobari, yes, but also because he genuinely cares about him so deeply ]

Just to make that clear.
tindery: (❧ i understand)

[personal profile] tindery 2026-02-21 06:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[ hm.

tobari is pretty sure rafayel has not said this to him before, if only because it sure sounds like it'd make things more complicated. there's a retort on the tip of his tongue, something playful like, 'then you'll have to cut me off if it ever becomes too much' but... ah, that almost sounds a little too real, doesn't it? a little too much of a reminder of the ways that rafayel can still run.

selfishly, tobari doesn't really want that. so instead he'll just close his eyes when the touch comes, enjoying it, before opening them again and giving rafayel a small, private smile ]


Would it be such a bad thing? If I am.

[ in some ways, he already thinks he is. tobari wants to hear rafayel's every thought and impulse, even if they might annoy him. he wants to be able to spend his lazy afternoons just watching him paint, observing an artist truly engrossed in his craft. he wants to hear his laugh every single day of his life, however long that might end up being.

tobari's never sampled any of the drugs that circulate his district himself—but he's so sure that it always starts like this. curiosity followed by incessant greed. ]
tindery: (❧ not gonna live in compliance)

[personal profile] tindery 2026-02-22 03:57 am (UTC)(link)
[ the stutter, the blush, and the brief touch to his cheek just get tobari to raise one eyebrow—a silent question with maybe just a little bit of challenge to it. it's difficult when at the same time that he doesn't want to push rafayel into anything too soon, trying to be mindful of his warring feelings, there is also the constant urge to tease him since he wears all his emotions so cutely...

maybe catching tobari's attention was a bad thing, actually? he is so prone to taunting? ]


Ah. I'll count on you then.

[ he'll let rafayel off easily... except for the way that he briefly turns his head just to let his lips brush against rafayel's fingertips, catching them before they fully pull away.

luckily, their food arrives shortly after! two glasses of wine get poured and the bottle left behind for them. tobari will retrieve his own glass and lift it, tilting his head ]


Should we have a toast?
tindery: (❧ think they know)

[personal profile] tindery 2026-02-22 05:28 am (UTC)(link)
Silly person... I wonder who that's referring to.

[ there's only one silly person at this table? he'll clink their glasses together nonetheless, ] To new beginnings and shared happiness.

[ a small alteration on his part, but perhaps some of his own selfish wish embedded in it nonetheless. tobari isn't a hard person to please. perhaps laughably the opposite. at the same time, he is managing his own guilt about being in such a comfortable position after giving up his duty to everyone he'd known before... but by the end, it felt like there was nothing for him in itehari.

at least here, there's suzune. there's rafayel. as long as he can make sure that they're happy and content, then that's enough for him. he'll swallow down that dream with the taste of his wine and then start digging into the food just as another jazz singer takes the stage. ambiance and delicacies. yum. ]
tindery: (❧ i'm done trying to trust)

[personal profile] tindery 2026-02-22 07:44 am (UTC)(link)
[ not the rigidity... tobari notes it, wonders if it's something that he said, but relaxes once rafayel reaches out to try to feed him. without missing a beat, he leans in to eat the scallops off his fork. yum... tobari doesn't have many preferences when it comes to food, but he does appreciate good cuisine. he licks his lips to catch any last traces of sauce before laughing at the question. ]

Ah. [ an affiramtive, acknowledging noise... he's pretty set in his ways ] But you seem to be sticking around regardless.

[ glancing over at the menu that was left behind, ]

Dessert here or wanna find somewhere else?
tindery: (❧ the words rush out)

[personal profile] tindery 2026-02-22 09:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[ not his first date... and it's with tobari????? that's so fucking embarrassing i'm sorry rafayel

also not the hot ice cream ]


... the surface is so strange sometimes...

[ a little dubious, but shrugging. he'll catch the attention of their server and pay before they leave. ]

Sure. It's probably getting colder outside anyway...?

[ is this not just... hot chocolate...? ]
tindery: (❧ exhausts me)

[personal profile] tindery 2026-02-22 10:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[ no......................

tobari does similarly give his thanks even as they wander on the way out and tobari looks over at rafayel's phone to watch this former modeling tv show host, byra tanks, advertise her hot ice cream... ]


Ah... I guess I walked by that place a few times. [ he never entertained the idea of going inside but ] Might as well try anything once.

[ if raf wants to... who is he to say no.... ]
Edited 2026-02-22 22:13 (UTC)
tindery: (❧ the words rush out)

[personal profile] tindery 2026-02-22 10:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[



tries to be a good date and not say that he thinks most of this sounds horrific because they're probably just doing it for the novelty? but what if rafayel is actually really excited? tries to be careful... ]


.... I'm not sure I'm feeling decisive on one or the other. You could pick two flavors you like and I get the other one so you can try both?

[ his neesans truly trained him so well ]
tindery: (❧ i understand)

[personal profile] tindery 2026-02-22 11:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[




he's glancing away and trying to hide a laugh behind a cough. clears his throat. reaches to take rafayel's free hand and pull him lightly in the direction of this abomination shop ]


Sure.

[ IF HE SAYS ANYTHING ELSE... HE WILL LAUGH FOR REAL.... ]
tindery: (❧ think they know)

[personal profile] tindery 2026-02-23 01:09 am (UTC)(link)
[ this is so funny.... tobari just raises a brow as he says very plainly: ] I'm never nice.

[ he's such a bitch and he's aware of himself... even as he says this those, he'll interlace their fingers to try to placate rafayel... at the very least, he's more amused at the insanity of this type of promo than anything else. it's so strange to him, but rafayel wants to try it so...

with a completely straight face, he'll order: ]
One matcha mochi gough-chi and one Byra's Favorite.

[ glances over to rafayel ] Right?

[ at least... even if he's an asshole... he does listen ]
tindery: (❧ not gonna live in compliance)

[personal profile] tindery 2026-02-23 04:39 am (UTC)(link)
[ you’re so fucking annoying

but tobari is also amused, smirking faintly even as he continues his RESPONSIBLE ADULT TRANSACTION. reaches up to COVER RAFAYEL’S MOUTH WITH HIS FREE HAND ]


Yes, that’d be it.

[ FOR THEIR INSANE HOT ICE ORDER ]

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